About This Website

How I Built This Website and Changed My Life

That goes for me, too. I'm about helping me live my own life to the fullest! And this website is helpingme do that.

I spent over 25 years as a professional writer, working primarily in higher education fund-raising. I always felt that this was honorable work, and that I was helping a lot of people by doing it. The problem was--I was miserable.

My Mid-life Makeover

Within a couple of years, I had gone to massage school (that's a whole story in itself!), quit my job, and opened a private holistic healing practice doing energy work.

Now I Need a Website . . . But I Have No Idea How to Do It

There was a bit of problem here, though. Though a seasoned web user, I knew absolutely nothing about building websites, HTML, web hosts, domain names......and it all seemed impossibly complicated to me.

Site Build It! to the Rescue

Just nosing around on the web, I started to find some really cool websites, chock-full of fantastic information. Oddly, I thought, there was a common thread--they were built through an outfit called "Site Build It."

I looked into it, and it seemed pretty cool. And they promised that I didn't need to know anything about HTML or site building software to get a site up. But the coolest part was--their integrity. I really liked their values.

And so--though I am by nature an incredibly cautious (and frugal) person--I took the plunge and put my money down, and signed up for Site Build It. And wow, am I glad I did.

I was, as Site Build It! (SBI) promised, able to put up a website. I'm not very technical, and yes there was a learning curve--but it was totally doable. And really, I had hardly any frustrating moments at all. They make it incredibly easy.

This website--www.the-energy-healing-site.com--is the result of my efforts to date. And I'm still going strong on it! There is so much I am still doing and learning through Site Build It to make my website not just a website--but also a web-based business.

Site Build It! Is Different

Really--I feel like I'm getting a masters degree in something.

For the first time in my life, I can imagine being truly financially independent, and feeling truly financially secure. Because I can see how I can use my love of writing and research to build businesses that will support me--with integrity.

Because that's the final thing that sold me on SBI and makes me such a strong supporter of it, and makes me want to share it:

INTEGRITY. I love these peoples' values.

The whole SBI concept is built on a rock-solid foundation of old-fashioned integrity. They emphasize throughout that this is not a get-rich-quick scheme. It's hard work. And, they emphasize even more strongly that your website--your business-must be built on a foundation of service to your site visitors. Service must come first. You must offer your readers something of value. You have to care about your readers. And it can't just be a show--it has to be real. Wow!

So that's my story to date. At this point, I have another website through SBI, too. It's for my energy-healing and massage practice, and it comes up easily in the first page when you search for "Massage Tacoma." That means I get new clients from my website ever week.

I Think It's the Best Value for the Money Out There

And--Site Build It is about way more than just getting a website up. It's about building an on-line business. And online profits require more than just having a collection of Web pages. SBI includes all the tools and a proven process to build a long-term, profitable e-business. (There are many ways to earn money from a website, I've learned. Some of them are pretty much passive, once you've set them up. Pretty cool!)

Even if you decide not to "monetize" your site, as SBI calls it, SBI can teach you how to make a site that does a fantastic job of supporting your grounded, local business.

In closing--all the best to you. May you live your life to the fullest. Perhaps Site Build It! can help you do that!

(Note: If you click on the links or images in this page and then sign up with SBI, I do get a small commission. It won’t add to your cost, and it will help me keep this website going. Thank you.)

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